Ayub (name) explained

Ayub
Pronunciation:pronounced as /ar/
Gender:Male
Meaning:to return to God
Language:Arabic
Origin:Arabic
Variant Forms:Eyüp, Job, Ayoub
Related Names:George

Ayub (Arabic: ايّوب Ayūb, commonly written ايوب) is the Arabic name of the Abrahamic prophet Job. Here it refers to the Islamic prophet which is mentioned in the Quran, see Job in Islam.

The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of Saladin, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, whose name in Arabic is Salạ̄hu d-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayūb.

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